Henryda Chemical (often transliterated as ''Henglida Chemical''
) is a chemical plant in the
Xiangshui Ecological Chemical Industrial Park,
Jiangsu
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,
China
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.
It is a wholly owned subsidiary of .
History
In July 2016, acquisition by Jiangsu Wuzhong Group was completed.
On Apr 18, 2018,
CCTV-2
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's ' reported environmental pollution issues along the lower reaches of .
On Apr 19, 2018, required a "thorough checking" of pollution issues in the three industrial zones (, and
Chenjiagang
Chenjiagang (), often abbreviated to Chengang (), is a town in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu, China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billi ...
. Henryda Chemical was ordered to stop production afterwards.
On Dec 28, 2018, Henryda Chemical announced that it would continue production on Dec 29, as permitted by the County Government.
On Mar 21, 2019, an explosion occurred in , of the same industrial zone. Henryda Chemical was affected by the blast wave.
The roof collapsed. Windows and doors were blown out.
Production was stopped again, with no known resuming date.
See also
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2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion
On 21 March 2019, a major explosion occurred at a chemical plant in Chenjiagang Chemical Industry Park, Chenjiagang, Xiangshui County, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. According to reports published on 25 March, 78 people were killed and 617 injured ...
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Tianjiayi Chemical
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Chenjiagang Town
Chenjiagang (), often abbreviated to Chengang (), is a Towns of China, town in Xiangshui County, Jiangsu, China.
Administrative divisions
On July 3, 2001, Hai'an Ji (海安集乡) was merged into Chenjiagang . No change was made to location n ...
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